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can’t take his eyes off of him WiGOUT! has the gay backstage story of “Jersey Boys.” Page 25 the voice of Progress for Wisconsin’s LgBt community June 30, 2011 | Vol. 2, No. 17 NY says ‘i do’ By Lisa neff the bill was heralded as a Staff writer momentous development in New York lawmakers, in the state where the modern legalizing marriage for same- LGBT civil rights movement sex couples, made the union began and in a nation about “a little more perfect,” open- to celebrate independence, ly lesbian New York City justice and liberty. Council Speaker Christine “At our founding, what Quinn said June 24. made America different from That Friday night, the New every other country that York Senate sent a marriage existed before was a com- equality bill to Gov. Andrew mitment to an ideal that had Cuomo, who wasted no time never been advanced – that all in signing the legislation into are created equal, endowed law. by their Creator with the Same-sex couples can rights of life, liberty and the marry in Massachusetts, pursuit of happiness,” said Connecticut, Vermont, New New York Attorney General Hampshire, Iowa and the Eric T. Schneiderman. “Our District of Columbia – and, history as a nation has been in about a month, they can one of striving to make those also marry in New York. words ever more true. Today, aids BATTLe CONTINUES With neW hoPe Page 19 “This is a huge victory not our state rose to the chal- just for LGBT New Yorkers, lenge, and New York, once but for all New Yorkers and again, has carried on this for our country,” Quinn said. great American tradition.” Around the world, as many communities in major the VOTE cities celebrated Pride over The New York General the weekend, passage of Assembly passed the mar- riage equality bill 80-63 on June 15. But early last week, with the 2011 legislative ses- This sion in overtime, there was no certainty the bill would issue reach the Senate floor, where Judge upholds registry inside and online at it had the support of 29 wisconsingazette.com Democratic senators, but By Louis Weisberg sex marriage and civil unions to that of marriage,” which fewer legal rights, duties and still needed three GOP votes Staff writer in the state. Former Gov. Jim is prohibited under the 2006 liabilities in comparison to News to pass. In a strongly worded rul- Doyle enacted the measure, constitutional ban adopted the legal rights, duties and WiGWAG ����������������������2 The bill’s Democratic ing, a Dane County Circuit which grants 41 legal protec- by voters. liabilities of spouses.” Regional Gaze ���������������4 shepherds were convinced Court judge upheld the con- tions to same-sex couples, Judge Daniel R. Moeser Moeser said that besides International Gaze ���� 12 they had two Republican stitutionality of the state’s including hospital visitation disagreed. providing only a few of the Editorial ����������������������� 14 votes and knew of two other domestic partner registry. privileges and the right to “The (registry) does not 200 rights afforded by mar- Faith Gaze ������������������� 16 “undecided” Republicans as The ruling came in a suit take family medical leave to recognize domestic part- riage under state law, reg- of June 23, when closed-door filed by the anti-gay group care for a sick or injured nership in a way that even istered partnerships differ Features negotiations began in earnest Wisconsin Family Action partner. remotely resembles how the greatly from marriage in the WiGOUT �������������������� 25 to craft an amendment pro- claiming that the registry WFA argued that the reg- state recognizes marriage,” way they’re legally established. Art Gaze ��������������������� 26 viding additional protections law violates a constitutional istry created a relationship Moeser wrote. “Moreover, For instance, either registered Theater ������������������������ 28 NEW YORK page 17 amendment banning same- status “substantially similar domestic partners have far REGISTRY page 7 On the Town �������������� 36 Community Briefs ����� 39 L e s Bi a n Pa s to r ple a s e d With verdict Page 4 2 W i s c o n s i n g a Z e t t e . c o m | June 30, 2011 W i s c o n s i n g a Z e t t e . c o m | June 30, 2011 3 LGBT news with a twist WiGWAG By Lisa Neff & Louis Weisberg southWest Campione and Kelsi a speech at the RightOnline coolers and lost her virginity to hateful bone in my body,” he said. PiLot susPended Culpepper on May conference in Minnesota bad-boy Johnston, who “cheated for rant 27 during the Twins’ when a woman stepped for- on me about as frequently as he A Houston-based Southwest home game against ward and tossed a handful of sharpened his hockey skates.” Airlines pilot was suspended after the Angels. After seeing glitter at her. A gay rights activist accidentally tying up air traffic them share a quick peck on took credit for the act, saying she across the control airwaves with a prolonged the lips, the guard allegedly said to was protesting Bachmann’s “hate- atLantic sexist, homophobic description of Campione, “I saw you kissing that ful and anti-gay rhetoric.” Former- In France in June, former Dior his flight attendant co-workers. girl, you can’t do that.” Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and designer John Galliano went on During the March 25 rant, the “I can kiss whoever I want to,” former U.S. Rep. Newt Gingrich, trial on charges he hurled racial, pilot assessed the date-ability of Campione said she replied. both presidential hopefuls, also anti-Semitic insults at several his crew for his co-pilot. “There’s “Well, we don’t play grab ass have been showered – Pawlenty patrons of a Paris cafe. Galliano 12 flight attendants. … Eleven here,” the guard answered, going in pink confetti and Gingrich in lost his job over the incident, (expletive) over the top (exple- on to explain that “here in the glitter. which led to charges that he vio- inside tive), (expletive) homosexuals and stadium, we adhere to the 10 lated an act criminalizing “public city market a granny,” he said. The pilot didn’t Commandments.” BristoL’s WorLd insults based on origin, religious Following our item in the last realize that his microphone was “That ruined our entire eve- Bristol Palin, daughter of Fox affiliation, race or ethnicity.” issue of WiG about being banned stuck and he was broadcasting his ning,” Campione told City Pages. commentator and former Alaska from Shorewood’s City Market, comments to other pilots and air “We were super upset, we felt Gov. Sarah Palin, has written her here at home we received a call from the eat- traffic controllers. super uncomfortable.” autobiography at the age of 20. Comic Tracy Morgan apolo- ery’s owner inviting us to place A spokesman for the Twins said The single mom, working with gized again for anti-gay remarks the paper there after all. Jeffery Which the guard was reprimanded but writer Nancy French and pub- spoken from The Ryman Swanson blamed our banishment commandment continues to work at the stadium. lisher William Morrow, authored, Auditorium stage in Nashville, on a misunderstanding. So we’re is that? “Not Afraid of Life: My Journey Tenn., on June 3. The ex-“Saturday happy to announce that readers A lesbian couple says their aLL that gLitters So Far.” Palin reflects on her Night Live” player joked that if can finally find the paper there, evening at the ballpark was … isn’t goLd childhood and the excitement of thought his son was gay he would because we really love the food ruined when a security guard at U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, her mom’s political campaigns but “pull out a knife and stab’’ him. and we’re tired of having to boy- Minneapolis’ Target Field scold- one of the newer entries in the mostly on her troubled, defunct Faced with a barrage of criticism, cott a great eatery that’s only a ed them for what they called a race for the GOP presidential relationship with Levi Johnston, Morgan apologized publicly and couple of blocks from our office. “brief kiss.” City Pages reported nomination, got glittered recently. with whom she had a child. Palin then returned to Nashville to Thanks to all of the readers who that the guard confronted Taylor Bachmann had just wrapped up writes that she got drunk on wine apologize again. “I don’t have a asked City Market to let us in. People Unique Read about them at ThePointOnTheRiver.com/ Stories One-Of-A-Kind People and Places EXPERIENCE OUR UNCLONABLE WAY OF LIVING Here is an urban lifestyle that you won’t find in any suburb or anywhere else in the city. 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